So, I was away from Ragecomics for awhile (I know, tragedy, right?) for awhile.

I've been busy, and I usually try to keep up with em, as you'll find awesome gems in amidst the stupid stuff.

Anyways, I ran into an argument there, having to do with the term "Handegg" when being used to describe American "Football".

First off, I'll say that I am an American, and I would have to agree with the "Handegg" crowd and here's why:

The term "football" implies that the game is played by using one's feet (or one of their feet) to interact with the ball.

For those of you who don't know much about American "Football", there are only three plays in which a player uses their feet to do anything with the ball:

1). Kickoff: At the beginning of the game (and the 2nd half?), the ball is kicked.

2). Punt: When a team is about to lose control of the ball due to running out of chances ("downs"), they will sometimes punt/kick the ball to get it away from the opposing team's goal line ("Endzone").

3). Field Goal: When a team is on their last "down", and they are near the Endzone they were trying to reach, they can kick the ball trying to make it go between the two posts at the Endzone. Doing this gives a small number of points, which is better than no points at all.

Otherwise, the entire game is played by either carrying or throwing the ball by hand. The three plays above account for what, maybe 10% of all plays made during a game? So, during 90% of the game, no feet actually kick or even touch the ball whatsoever.

The whole debate was sparked by a word conflict -- "Soccer", for those Americans who don't know what that is, is a game in which a round ball is kicked back and forth a field. The game plays similar to Hockey, in that there's a netted goal on either end of the field, and in Soccer, a player is forbidden to touch the ball with anything but their head or their feet, unless they are the goalie, IIRC.

Over in England and other parts of Europe, Soccer is commonly referred to, yes, as "Football" because it literally is Foot Ball -- the ball is kicked back and forth the field with the players' feet.

Meanwhile, American Football, or what some British/Europeans call "Handegg", has nothing to do with kicking the ball whatsoever. The reason they chose "Handegg" instead of "Handball" is that the ball used in American "Football" is more shaped like an egg than it is an actual round ball.

So with that in mind, anyone wishing to discuss this topic, I would kindly ask that we stay away from the discussion of "which game is better", or "which game is more enjoyable", or "which game is more fun/popular/whatever" as the entire subject behind this post is the naming of the game and the term "Handegg".